And if you ever saw him, you would even say it glows. Just print out this page and get everyone in the Christmas caroling spirit Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose. The end brings a clever twist and a great surge in festive feeling, with carol singing and general good cheer. Decemby Elad Here are some of the most popular Christmas song lyrics.

But when the human drama slows down, it gains an emotional catch, such as a romantic pause between Belle (Aoife Gaston) and the young Scrooge, and the final scene between Scrooge and Bob Cratchit (Edward Harrison) we wish for a few more of these.

Some key moments feel too fleeting and don’t carry enough emotion, including Tiny Tim’s deathbed scene. Other atmosphere-building exchanges – of an impoverished mother singing to her child, of street crowds – are too many, too short, and feel like pauses to the story. Paul Wills’s set is made up of towering filing cabinets along with doors and beds, all on wheels, which create an almost constant bustle as they come and go, sometimes for only bite-size scenes. Sometimes these effects come too thick and fast, especially the lighting which changes jaggedly. There is also strong projection work (video design by Nina Dunn and illusion by John Bulleid). Much of the drama lies in the lighting, designed by Philip Gladwell (sometimes piercing, sometimes hazy) and sound by Ella Wahlström (full of jumps and screeches). The ghosts of Christmas past, present and future do not particularly surprise or chill. The Cratchits are sweet if a little generic – a merry, stoic band – but Gatiss’s ghostly Marley is imaginatively portrayed as a creepily sashaying figure. Photograph: Nottingham PlayhouseĬharacters such as Belle and Fezziwig come and go with little sense of individuality. An emotional catch … Aoife Gaston and Nicholas Farrell in A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story at Nottingham Playhouse.

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